Estimation of Distribution Algorithm Using Correlation between Binary Elements: A New Binary-Code Metaheuristic

Algorithm 1

Generation of a binary population from a CBE matrix.

Input: ,

Output: for

Main procedure

Set .

For to

Set a vector used to contain elements of a generated binary string.

Randomly select a position (th row) of .

Set . % Set the th element of a as the th element of .

For

If

% and values are equal, which are either “0” or “1”.

Else

% If , or vice versa.

End

End

Set .

End